BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL for BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Credit/liquidity crisis - lobbied in support of measures to help ease the credit crunch and restore balance to the commercial real estate industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| HENRY CHAMBERLAIN | — |
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1935 - To provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services. BOMA opposes changing the characterization of carried interest in an investment partnership from a capital gain to ordinary income for income tax purposes. S. 567 - To repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gains rates. BOMA supports this bill. H.R. 426 - Green Roofing Energy Efficiency Tax Act of 2009. BOMA supports changing the depreciation schedule to 20 years for any roofing system on nonresidential real property which meets the requirements of ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004. H.R. 1194 - Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2009. BOMA supports amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to classify automatic fire sprinkler systems as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Energy Bill (H.R. 2454)/Energy efficiency in existing buildings - Lobbied in support of financial incentives (tax deduction, credit, etc.) to incentivize investment in energy efficient technologies for commercial office buildings. Lobbied in opposition of mandated energy efficiency targets for Standard ASHRAE 90.1. Lobbied in support of an energy efficiency resource standard (EERS).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| W RON BURTON | — |
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Insurance INS
H.R. 2555/S. 505 - Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009. BOMA supports availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events. Support inclusion of system that would include a system to insure coverage for owners of nonresidential real property as well.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 1409/S. 560 - Employee Free Choice Act of 2009. BOMA opposes changing the National Labor Relations Act to require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a bargaining representative without directing an election if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card check) and there is no other individual or labor organization currently certified or recognized as the exclusive representative of any of the employees in the unit.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KAREN PENAFIEL | — |
| JASON TODD | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.